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bʌisɑkʰ jeʈʰ ke tʌpʌt ɡ ̈ ɑm mẽ piʈʰ jʌrɑ-ke
April-May May-June GEN hot sun LOC back burn-SEQ

'Having burned back in scorching sun of April-May,' (14.170)
b. आषाढ़-सावन के कादो-पानी म1 गोड़ सड़ाके ,

ɑsɑɽ ̊ sɑwʌn ke kɑdo-pɑni mẽ ɡoɽ sʌɽɑke
ɑsɑɽ ̊ sɑwʌn ke kɑdo-pɑni mẽ ɡoɽ sʌɽ-ɑ-ke

June-July July-August GEN mud & water LOC foot rot-PASS-SEQ
'having decayed feet in mud and water in June-July,' (14.171)

c. आ भादो-आिसन म1 भुखे सिहआके

ɑ b ̤ ɑdo ɑsin mẽ b ̤ ukʰe sʌɦiɑke
ɑ b ̤ ɑdo ɑsin mẽ b ̤ ukʰ-e sʌɦiɑ-ke
and Aug-Sept Sept-Oct LOC hunger-INS starve-SEQ

'and having starved long in August-October,' (14.172)
d. कािBक-अगहन म1 *कसान धान घरे ले आवेला ।

kɑttik ʌɡʌɦʌn mẽ kisɑn d ̤ ɑn ɡ ̈ ʌre le

kɑttik ʌɡʌɦʌn mẽ kisɑn d ̤ ɑn ɡ ̈ ʌr-e le
Oct-Nov Nov-Dec LOC peasant paddy house-LOC bring

ɑwelɑ
ɑ-welɑ
come-3SG.PRES

'the peasants and farmers bring paddy at home.' (14.173)

In each clause in (32a-c) the sequential verbs with suffix -के /-ke/ along with
the matrix clause in (32d) code thematic continuity in Bhojpuri.

The present habitual passive clauses in procedural chaning, as presented in
(33a-e), also code thematic continuity in Bhojpuri.

(33) a. पिहले खेत जोताला ।
pʌɦile kʰet jotɑlɑ

pʌɦil-e kʰet jot-ɑ-ilɑ
first-SPEC farm plough-PASS-3SG.PRES

'First, the farm is ploughed.' (14.174)
b. तब हेङावल जाला ।

tʌb ɦeŋɑwʌl jɑlɑ

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